Just got off the phone with Colorado State basketball coach Tim Miles and he reported that guard Wes Eikmeier was able to go through a light practice Monday. Depending on how his foot reacted, he could practice again today.

The Rams play No. 6 San Diego State Wednesday night and Miles won’t hazard a guess if the Iowa State transfer can play on the injured foot. He is getting an MRI after missing the last two games, both wins.

While the rest of the coaches and players enjoyed a quick trip back from Salt Lake City, Miles used the weekend to go to the East Coast on a recruiting mission.

“We’ll go anywhere to find players,” Miles said. “We decided to recruit the Northeast a little. I think the reception was good. Kids asked how cold it was and I could tell them ‘it was a lot warmer in Colorado than New York.” That was the weekend, incidentally.

With the travel conflict Monday, Miles ruined the morning of most Mountain West Conference media members awaiting the highlight of the Monday morning MWC coaches teleconference. Outlets outside the Front Range are suddenly paying attention with CSU’s success and he is playing to the crowd with his one- liners.

Kensler joined The Denver Post in 1989 and has covered a variety of beats, including Colorado, Colorado State, golf, Olympics and the Denver Broncos. His brush with greatness: losing in a two-on-two pickup basketball game at Ohio State against two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin.

Terry Frei graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in the Denver area and has degrees in history and journalism from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He worked for the Rocky Mountain News while attending CU and joined the Post staff after graduation. He has also worked at the Oregonian in Portland, Ore., and The Sporting News. His seventh book, March 1939: Before the Madness, was issued in February 2014.